Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2004 Feb;94(2):181-4.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.2.181.

Appalachian teen smokers: not on tobacco 15 months later

Kimberly A Horn  1 , Geri A Dino, Iftekhar D Kalsekar, Ancilla W Fernandes
Affiliations

Appalachian teen smokers: not on tobacco 15 months later

Kimberly A Horn et al. Am J Public Health. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

High school smokers from 2 central Appalachian states received the American Lung Association's 10-session Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) program or a 15-minute brief self-help intervention. Our study compared the efficacy of N-O-T with that of the brief intervention by examining group differences in the 15-month-postbaseline (12-month-postprogram) smoking quit rates. N-O-T youths had higher overall quit rates. Review of end-of-program (3-month-postbaseline) and 3-month-postprogram (6-month-postbaseline) follow-up data showed state-level differences and positive cessation trends over time, regardless of treatment intensity. Quit rates were lower than rates found in other N-O-T studies of nonrural youths, suggesting that Appalachian youths are a recalcitrant smoking sample. Findings suggest that N-O-T is one option for long-term smoking cessation among rural teens.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Sussman S. Effects of sixty-six adolescent tobacco use cessation trials and seventeen prospective studies of self-initiated quitting. Tob Induced Dis. 2002; 1:35–81. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Mayhew KP, Flay BR, Mott JA. Stages in the development of adolescent smoking. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2000; 59:S61–S81. - PubMed
    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth risk behavior surveillance summaries—United States, 1999. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2000; 49(SS-5):1–96. - PubMed
    1. Horn K, Dino G, Gao X, Momani A. Feasibility evaluation of Not On Tobacco: The American Lung Association’s new stop smoking programme for adolescents. Health Educ. 1999;99: 192–206.
    1. Dino GA, Horn KA, Goldcamp J, Kemp-Rye L, Westrate S, Monaco K. Teen smoking cessation: making it work through school and community partnerships. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2001;7:71–80. - PubMed

Publication types